40.6% ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Branxton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Branxton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 18 percentage points separates Branxton from the state and national averages in Year 12 completion. This reflects a local trend where fewer adults have finished high school compared to the wider region. While many residents hold trade certificates, higher-level degrees are far less common here than in the rest of New South Wales.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. The most common highest level of schooling reached is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 35.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Branxton, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.4% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 45% of the highest qualifications.
14.4% ▲ +63.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Branxton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 28.7%. Management and commerce follow at 17%, while health qualifications make up 10.6% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 70% of similar places. All of these are primary schools, with 66.7% run by the government and 33.3% by the Catholic sector.
4.21
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
367
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Branxton
3 schools — 1,101 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Branxton Public School, Branxton | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 540 | 949 |
| Rosary Park Catholic School, Branxton | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 375 | 1,002 |
| Greta Public School, Greta | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 186 | 935 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Branxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10546/branxton/topic/education